Python Engineer

Python Engineer – 6-Month Contract (Inside IR35) | £500 per day | Fully Remote Company: Leading Cloud Consultancy Contract: 6 months Rate: £500 per day (Inside IR35) Location: Fully Remote (UK-based candidates only) About the Role We’re working with a specialist Cloud Consultancy who are looking for a talented Python Engineer to join their team on a 6-month contract. You’ll play a key role in developing and maintaining scalable, cloud-native applications and APIs for enterprise clients, using modern tooling and agile practices. This role would suit someone who thrives in a collaborative environment, enjoys solving complex engineering challenges, and has experience working across the full software delivery lifecycle. Key Responsibilities • Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python (Flask) • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including cloud engineers and frontend developers • Deploy and maintain applications on AWS or Azure cloud environments • Implement and optimise CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth delivery and integration • Support application performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting • Contribute to code reviews, testing, and documentation Essential Skills • Strong commercial experience with Python and Flask • Proven experience working in cloud environments (AWS or Azure) • Familiarity with frontend integration, ideally React.js • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or Azure DevOps) • Solid grasp of version control (Git) and modern software delivery practices Desirable • Experience in consulting or working with multiple client projects • Familiarity with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) • Understanding of modern API design and microservice architecture